Required Minimum Scores
Minimum scores for admission to degree programs vary by division, or even department in some cases. See below for details on the department/division to which you are applying:
*For the remainder of the 2026 admission cycle
| Division/School | Minimum TOEFL Score (on/post-January 21, 2026)* | Minimum TOEFL Score (pre-January 21, 2026) | Minimum IELTS Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities Division | No less than 5.0 on each subsection | No less than 25 on each subsection | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| - Visual Arts (MFA) | 4.5 overall | 90 total | 7.0 overall |
| Biological Sciences Division | No less than 5.0 on Reading and Writing, no less than 5.5 on Listening, and no less than 4.5 Speaking | 100 total, with no less than 26 on Reading, Writing, and Listening, and no less than 22 on Speaking | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| Booth School of Business | Requirements | Requirements | |
| Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice | No less than 5.0 on Reading, Writing, and Speaking, and no less than 5.5 on Listening | 104 total, no less than 26 on each subsection | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| Divinity School | No less than 5.0 on Reading, Writing, and Speaking, and no less than 5.5 on Listening | 104 total, no less than 26 on each subsection | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies | No less than 5.0 on Reading, Writing, and Speaking, and no less than 5.5 on Listening | 104 total, no less than 26 on each subsection | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| Harris School of Public Policy | 5.0 overall | 95 total | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| Law School | 104 total | 7.5 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section | |
| Physical Sciences | |||
| - Applied Data Science (MS) | 5.0 overall | 102 total | 7.0 overall |
| - Computer Science (MS) | 5.0 overall | 100 total | 7.0 overall |
| - All Other PSD Programs | 4.5 overall | 90 total | 7.0 overall |
| Pritzker School of Medicine | How to Apply | How to Apply | |
| Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | 4.5 overall | 90 total | 7.0 overall |
| Social Sciences Division | |||
| - Economics (PhD) | No less than 4.5 on each subsection | No less than 22 on Reading, no less than 20 on Listening, no less than 21 on Writing, and no less than 23 on Speaking | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| - Master of Arts in Economics (MAE) (MA) | See Advanced Scholars website | See Advanced Scholars website | See Advanced Scholars website |
| - Psychology (PhD) | Total average 5.0, with no less than 4.0 on Reading, Listening, and Writing, and no less than 3.5 on Speaking | 90 total, no less than 18 on each subsection | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |
| - All Other SSD Programs | No less than 5.0 on each subsection | No less than 24 on Reading and Writing, no less than 22 on Listening, and no less than 25 on Speaking | 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 on each section |